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4 (TUESDAY MORNINC JEos Sngelei OCTOBER 17, 1916. PART I. Irrigation Congress The Times Free Information Bureau 619 South Spring Street TV.TS TIMES FRKR INFORMATION AVD RESORT HCnKAIt la fee Happenings on the Pacific Slope. tlon ami benefit of persons seeking Interesting routes of travel, desirable hotels and I st. recreation and ncunmlimi at ih MiKAni nr In th miuiniatna (,, i i I 1-M 'l I Ttflltrlmis.

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A. S. Dawson, chief engineer of the department of natural resources of the Canadian Pacltlc Railway, spoke on "the development of the irrigated farm" and urged the co operation of the farmer, in develop ing, distribution and marketing. Dr. R.

B. von Klelnsmld, presl dent of the University of Arizona, followed him with an address on "Irrigation and Education." Nlel Nlelson, Australian' trade commissioner to the United States, made the closing address of the afternoon session. MEXICAN MUSIC. A Mexican band, sent to the Irri gation congress by the Mexican gov ernment, played American and Mex lean national airs while the crowd stood. In the evening session a debate was held on the question as to whether irrigation should be de veloped as a governmental or prl vate enterprise.

Will R. King, chief counsel of the United States Recla mation Service, advocated govern nient ownership, while Judge Carroll B. Graves of Seattle, argued that private exploitation would give better results. William 13. Smythe of San Fran.

Cisco, known as the "father" of the congress, proposed that a temple be erected as a memorial to the work of the irrigation pioneers. INDEPENDENT VOTERS RECEIVED BY WILSON. BY P. NIOHT WnUB.1 LONO BRANCH (N. Oct 16.

President Wilson today told a del egation of Independents, comprising the Wilson Volunteers, that the Dem ocratic party is the only instrumen tality now at hand for the enact ment of "genuine, humane, just ana progressive legislation." The members of the delegation came here to ten the President they planned to cam paign for him "from the Battery to Buffalo" in New Tork State, because they felt he had given the nation "a square deal." Led by Amos pincnot ana Kaooi Stephen S. Wise of New York, the delegation remained with the President longer than an hour. He talked with the delegation in the reception room of his summer residence, hadow Lawn. RAILWAY SHOPMEN DEMAND MORE PAY. 1ST A P.

NIOHT Wim KANSAS CITT (Mo.) Oct. J.U. A wage Increase of 8 cents an hour and AnmnrxA frte 41A nllrh t-ll nilr rlflV throughout the six allied crafts of railroad shopmen of seventeen west- arti nllrnaflfl wna noroAll lirtnn A.t a conference of the shopmen here to day, xne craita prepared an ultimatum outlining their demands which will be presented Immediately to the railroads. CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH. (by a p.

night wmaj STEVEN VI LLE (Mont) Oct. 16. Johnny Dawson, 8 years old, and Olive Dawson, aged 5, children or Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Dawson of Stevensvllle, were burned to death in a Are which destroyed their ranch home last night.

Eva Daw son, aged IS, received burns which are expected to prove ratal. CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK, UGH! "Dodson'8 Liver Tone" better than calomel and 'can not salivate. Calomel loses you a day! Tou know what calomel is. It's mercury, quick-silver. Calomel is dangerous.

It crashes into sour bile like dynamite, cramping and sickening you. Calomel attacks the bones and should never be put into your system. When you feel bilious, sluggish, constipated and all knocked out and believe you need a dose of dangerous calomel lust remember that your druggist sells for 60 cents a large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone, which is entirely vegetable and pleasant to take and is a perfect substitute for calomel. It is guaranteed to start your liver without stirring you up in-side, and cannot salivate. Don't take calomel! It makes you sick the next day; it loses you a day's work.

Dodson's Liver Tone straightens you right up and you feel great Give it to the children be cause It is perfectly harmless and doesn't gripe. HOTEL STEWART San Francisco GEARY STREET. JUST OFF UNION SQUARE. European Plan $1.50 a day up Breakfast 10a Lunch too. Dinner 11.00.

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Spring St it Sao Francisco's likeable HOTEL Astertna at lenana Kits, light tenia sight Ohsdiah Rich, Mangoer considered it good business for any organization to pension those who have faithfully served it" The trustees reminded the church that the acqusition of this sum of money Is dependent upon the receipt of 88,000,000 by March 1, 1917, otherwise the money already given will be returned to the donors. After the initial reserve fund of 88,000,000 Is in hand, each diocese will add each year an amount equal to 7H per cent, of the clergymen's salaries. It was stated "the proposed system is founded on exact actuarial principles." The bishop said that the plan lifts the whole subject of "providing for aged and disabled ministers of the gospel, their widows and orphans, out of the sphere of doles, to the sphere of self-respect through payments as systematic and well earned as salaries." AUDITING OF ACCOUNTa Auditing of church accounts by "outside book-keepers" was recommended in the report of the Joint committee on business of the church. This proposal is intended to remedy what the commission declared to be "exceedingly bad conditions." The commission said it wag astonished by the "great number of cases of almost criminal carelessness" which its inquiry developed. "Bad methods," It was declared, "Invite dishonesty, create losses In innumerable ways and discourage men and women from making gifts and bequests to the church." One of the suggestions is that a uniform fiscal year, beginning January 1, be observed.

At present because of the overlapping fiscal years of different churches and dioceses, and because of other detects of system, the commission says that no human being can tell within many millions of dollars what the church received or expended during the last calendar year. Tonight a public nonsectarian reception was held In honor of the Rt. Rev. Daniel S. Tuttle of St.

Louis, presiding bishop of the church, who Is celebrating the "golden Jubilee of his episcopacy. Representatives of practically all St Louis attended. FINAL ADJOURNMENT. Final adjournment of the convention, which has been in session since last Wednesday, was set today for Friday, October 27. The house of deputies first set the date for adjournment as October 28, but later changed the date to agree with that set by the house of bishops.

Discussion of pensions for the clergy brought to light the fact that for many years the salaries of missionary bishops have been 83000 annually. A resolution presented by the Rev. William M. Grosvenor of New Tork, and adopted by the house of deputies, instructed the board of missions to consider the salaries of these bishops and of missionaries in "the light of the constantly Increasing cost of living" before fixing their future compensation. Urging the support of the church to the pension fund for the clergy, the Rt.

Rev. Walter T. Sumner, bishop of Oregon and formerly dean of St Peter and St Paul Cathedral, Chicago, likened the church to an employer and the clergy to the workmen. "The time Is past when the employer feels his obligation is discharged with the payment of wages," he said. "He realizes he owes a social and moral responsibility to his employees.

As a result we have Industrial insurance and old-age pensions. Our church owes the pension to the workmen, the clergy. It's only a matter of social Justice." "If you pension the ministers," said Mitchell Smith of New York, "they will live longer, more of them win get married, and they will rear larger families." George Wharton Pepper of Philadelphia said that "nothing pulls a man down so much as the apprehension of future Incapacity." The Rt Rev. Logan H. Roots, bishop of Hankow, China, said that the establishment of a pension fund would Increase the efficiency of the missionaries in the foreign field.

Francis L. Stetson of New York, who presided, referred to "tainted" money when he quoted a churchman as saying that there need be no fear of it "for money loses all personality when It goes Into the churches' pension fund." THE WEATHER ELSEWHERE, Wanner in Middle West, and Heavy Showers are Reported. BY DIRECT WIRE EXCLUSIVE DISPATCH. 1 CHICAGO BUREAU OF THE TIMES, Oct 16. The Middle West warmed several degrees today, but the East continues cold, with light rains.

The maximum temperature In Chicago was 70 six degrees above Los Angeles, but was seven degrees colder last night than the Coast resort. All East Central States report rain and five States in the West Central group had heavy showers. Three Inches of snow fell in upper Michigan, and Western Canada reports snow falling tonight Temperatures elsewhere, as officially reported by the United States Weather Bureau, were as follows: Stations Ma. Mln. Abilene, Tex 71 Boise, Idaho 71 46 Honlta, Cal 14 Boston, Mass.

41 (6 Buffalo, N. T. 10 4f Calgary. Alberta 41 44 Corona, Cal 44 Denver, Colo. IS Dee Moines, Iowa 7 44 Dodge City, Kan.

71 12 Duluth. Mrnn. 64 Durango, Colo, li 13 Escondldo, Cal. 48 Eureka, Cal. 61 Flagstaff, Alia.

40 Fresno, Cal 78 14 Galveston. Tex. 84 '8 Havre. Mont. 64 44 Helena, Mont 71 4C Huron, S.

D. 4 it Independence, CaL 78 10 Jacksonville. Fla. 84 70 Kamloops. B.

71 44 Kansas City. Mo. 4 14 Knozvllle, Tenn 60 68 Los Angeles. CaL 4 Memphis. Tenn.

80 46 Modena, Utah 68 St Montreal. Quebeo 44 40 Moorhead, Minn. 64 44 Mt. Wilson. Cat 64 New Orleans.

La. 81 74 New York, N. 64 It North Head. Wash. 60 4 North Platte, Neb 74 84 Oklahoma City, Okla.

74 61 Omaha, Neh. 71 Pasadena. Cal II Phoenix, Aria. 86 60 Pittsburgh. Pa.

14 60 Pomona, Cat Si Portland. Or. 68 60 Rapid City, a D. 68 60 Red Bluff, CaL 71 60 Redlands. CaL 4 Reno.

Ne. 74 14 Riverside. Cal. 41 Roaeburg. Or.

74 42 Reawll. N. M. 64 44 St. Louie, Ma 74 64 St.

Paul, Minn, Sarramento. Cal. 80 60 Salt Lake City. Utah. 14 4 Santa Barbara.

Cal. 6 San Bernardino, CaL 44 San TMeso, Cal. 61 6 Ran Fernando, Cal. 43 San Frenotero. Cal.

40 San Luis Obispo. CaL 44 64 Seattle, Wa.h. 64 44 SherMan, Wro. 44 84 Spokane. Wash.

T4 44 Swift Oirraat. Cask. 64 43 Tampa. Fla, 64 70 Tonopah, Nov. 44 44 T'tetln.

Cal. Waehlngten, T. C. 64 64 Wllllslen. N.

I. 61 6 Wlnnemuce. Netr. 74 84 Wtnnlpe. Mao.

14 It Aria 6S S4 It-: I i i I FAHISS IH.Xt,, IS.J6. 0 J(S, 111.35 SAN DIEGO. EVERY THURSDAY AND SATURDAY Fares 15.10 One Way; 14.00 Round Trip Pacific Slope, "MARS' CANALS HUMAN-MADE. Inhabitants Asserted as Fact by Prof. Uses Marvelous Slides Clinch Argument.

to Noted Astronomer Lectures to College Students. tSPECMIa UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON (Seattle) Oct 9. "That the planet Mars is inhabited by human beings is no more merely problematical but a positive fact," was the message delivered to the students of the University of Washington this morning by Dr. Peraival Lowell, noted astronomer, and student of the heavenly bodies. Dr.

Lowell by the use of stereop-tlcon slides, taken from the observatory at Flagstaff, demonstrated clearly that the canals which are visible on Mars are of geometrical regularity and therefore artificial and constructed by human beings. These slides are among the most marvelous of scientific achievements along the astronomical line because of the great difficulty encountered in photographing them. Prof, Lowell, unlike many famous poets and philosophers, does not speculate on the theory that Mars is Inhabited but affirms his assertion, based upon the grounds of absolute science, and his thirty years of scien-tiflo observations. Plato thought that Mars was Inhabited but that the dwellers were spiritual beings. Dr.

Lowell contradicts this view, saying the handwork of the human being is plainly visible from his observations on the planet ENGINEERS. TOO. The Martian canals are plainly visible upon the slides exhibited by the astronomer. Dr. Lowell declares as a foundation for his belief of the inhabitance of Mars that In order to construct canals as seen upon the surface of Mars the inhabitants must have had bodily strength, must have had intelligence, especially as to the essentials of engineering.

The longest canal on Mara, according to Dr. Lowell, is 8450 miles In length, about one-seventh of the distance around the world. Dr. Lowell has observed approximately 500 of these canals. Their main purpose, he says, is no doubt similar to that of the canals oon earth, with the main canals used for irrigation purposes and some foT water transportation.

It is a well-known fact that on Mars all bodies of water dry up and these canals are absolutely essential for irrigation purposes. The result of this Irrigation on the planet is vegetable life, which also has been observed by the astronomer, and is the second point in his belief that Mars is inhabited by human beings, CANALS EASILY TRACED, The canals are easily traced by the growth of dark vegetation along their courses. The magnitude of these canals may be estimated and appreciated by the fact that a strip ten miles wide is irrigated by them in their course, and then there is plenty of water to Irrigate great areas of vegetation, which up to the present time have been regarded as great seas or bodies of water on the planet The Panama Canal is forty miles in length, and the greatest distance traversed by a Martian canal is more than 3000 miles, and it irrigates a strip of territory ten miles wide, besides furnishing water for vegetation purposes. By the changing color of dark masses on Mars, Dr. Lowell shows that the vegetation is of a brilliant green in the spring and of a darker hue in the fall, when vegetation dies.

Dr. Lowell says that this same condition would exist If an Inhabitant of the planet were to look through a telescope upon the land mass of the United States and could trace the ripening of the grain and its death by the changes in color of the land masa NO REAL MOUNTAINS. By watching the morning and evening shadows creep across the face of the planet. Dr. Lowell has determined that there are no mountains on Mars or elevations of any considerable height.

If there were high elevations they would throw a distinct shadow across the illuminated spot but this does not occur, and the majority of the land mass of Mars is broad and flat which is further brought out by the numerous canals. Dr. Lowell estimates the mass of Mars to be one-ninth of that of the earth and about four-sevenths its diameter. COAST GUARD RESCUES NINE. (BY A r.

NIGHT WIRB.1 MANISTEE (Mich.) Oct 16. After several hours' struggle with the heaviest sea in months, the m.i) mw from this nlace succeeded late this afternoon in res cuing P. T. ualley, a contractor, ana eight workmen, who were carried tnt. TaWa Mlnhitran nn a derrick scow, which earlier in the day broke from Its moorings nero.

ine nina men were nearly eight miles out In Tjik Michigan when the coast guard reached them. PARALYSIS AT AXDOVEK. (BY A P. NIGHT WIRR.T ANDOVER (Masa) Oct 16. A case of infantile paralysis was reported at Philllps-Andover Academy today.

The patient James A. Backus, of Nantucket was removed to a private hospital. I I I 1 I I I til I I I I 1 1 1 I 1 1 17 SCAPES WHILE I Ma a vhK. "a eve a a aJa Joliet Convict Makes Getaway with a Twine Rope. (BY A P.

KK UT tUX, JOLIET nt) Oct 16, Ernest Oils, a sentenced bur- glar, scaled the thirty-foot 1 east wall of the penitentiary with a braided twine rope to- day and escaped. Twenty feet from where he went over the wall a guard was on watch with a rifle, but he failed to see the convict. rll 1 1 1 11 1 1 lilt IH I M1 OVIE ACTORS GIVEN DAMAGES. State Accident Commission Recognizes Perils of the Profession. DIRECT WIRE OCLCSTVI SAN FRANCISCO BUREAU OF THE TIMES, Oct 1 1 Chariot racing in ancient times had Its attendant dan- fere, Just as "Joy riding" has today, if the "movie" race In which F.

L. Kohler, a south- ern movie actor, is a fair ex- 1 1 ample. The Industrial Aocl- dent Commission today re- viewed the facts surrounding the Kohler case and awarded him $131.25. According to the evidence Kohler sustained Injuries to his knee when his chariot stopped suddenly and threw him from the car. John A- McDonagh, another "movie" actor of Los Angeles, was awarded 8374.94 compen- satlon and 820.83 weekly for an Injury he received when a vehicle in which he and other actors were returning from work overturned.

v.1,,tH"H-frl"H'l"iri'H"M"rii'."r Stormy. SHOWS BLACK EYE AS DIVORCE ASKED. WIFE SATS WEALTHY BROKER MUST BE CRAZY, Mrs. Robert E. Byron of San Francisco Also Exhibits Bloody Handkerchief as Proof of Cruelty Charge Lacerated Finger Token of Alleged Violence.

(BY DIRECT WIRE 'EXCLUSIVE DISPATCH. SAN FRANCISCO BUREAU OF THE TIMES, Oct 16. A series of domestic quarrels which culminated in a stormy scene at the Hotel Plaza this morning ended later in the day with the filing of divorce suit by Mrs. Katherine Gertrude Byron against Robert E. a wealthy broker and manufacturer's agent with offices in the Monadnock Building.

Tonight Mrs. Byron exhibited a badly-discolored eye and a bloodstained handkerchief as proof that the cruelty which she charges In her complaint has not been solely of the mental variety, and she also showed a bruised finger, from which she declares her husband roughly tore a 81000 diamond ring when he departed from the hotel in a rage earlier in the day. "I am sure my husband must be crazy," she said. "That is the only way I can account for his brutal treatment of me. Yesterday he was pleasant enough.

This morning he attacked me savagely, without cause, 1 just as he has done several times, recently. Two weeks ago we were put out of the Clifton Hotel because of his violent actions and disturbances." In his offices in the Monadnock Building Byron declined to discuss the case and ordered all questioners out of his office. The couple were married here September 2, 1910. In her complaint Mrs. Byron says her husband frequently "beat kicked, bruised and maimed" her.

She asks for 8250 a month alimony and an injunction preventing him from withdrawing a large sum of money which she says he has on deposit in the Wells-Far-go Nevada National Bank. OXFORD GRADUATE LODGED IN JAIL. (BY DIRECT WIRE EXCLUSIVE DISPATCH. SAN FRANCISCO BUREAU OF THE TIMES, Oct 16. Edwin F.

Gordon. Oxford graduate, linguist, professor of classics and scion of a prominent English family, is in the city prison pleading to be sent to prison to save him from himself. Four ministers of San Francisco and two of Oakland are bemoaning their fate in having met the cultured prisoner. Gordon today explained his "idea" as follows: "My plan was. to eliminate to some extent the passing of the time-honored plate in churches and instead have the parishioners subscribe a certain monthly sum to support the churches.

I called upon several ministers and they employed me but In the midst of my prosperity I fell. "The plan was a good one a very good one and I was meeting with success when my old weakness, drink, overtook me. I failed to turn in the subscriptions and was I want to go to prison. I want to be saved from myself." Gordon's total shortage with his preacher-employers Is not known, but it is said will approximate between 8200 and 6300. TO SUE ALAMEDA IN PLAGUE FIGHT.

(BY A P. WOHT WIRE. SACRAMENTO, Oct 16. The State Board of Health will bring a test case tomorrow against the county of Alameda for 85000, alleged to be Alameda's share of the expense of conducting a campaign against ground squirrels suspected of being carriers of fleas wnicn atsseminaie bubonic plague. Alameda, together with other counties, have refused to pay a share of th expense.

FORMER BANK HEAD'S SENTENCE AFFIRMED. (BY A P. NIGHT WIRE. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 16. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed today the five-year penitentiary sentence of Thomas R.

Sheridan, former president of the First National Bank of Roseberg, who was convtcted of misappropriating funda in violation of the national bank act Sheridan is 70 years old. Judre Eraklne M. Rosa wrote a dissenting opinion upholding the plea of the former tank president that consent of depositors to his eubstltutlon of personal notes for their deposits legalized taking the money. Sheridan, it was cnargea, usea about ooiainea ia uis way Direct connections at Ban Francisco with SteamsMps "Admiral Dewey" and "Admiral Schley" tor Seattle, Taooma, all Puget eouna ana Aiasitan forts. PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION CO.

FS06? Ill SoutU Spring Street Sdwy. till Christianization of Africa is Theme of a Commission. Propaganda Started to Train Men for Social Work. 1ST A P. NIGHT W1BB.1 ST.

LOUIS, Oct. 16. Elimination of the word "obey" in the. promise of the woman in the marriage service was recommended in a minority report, of the joint commission on common prayer submitted to the House of Deputies of the Protestant Episcopal General Convention here today. The House of Deputies referred back to the commission on the prayer book all proposed changes in the marriage ceremony, in the catechism, and in the institution of clergymen.

These matters cannot come before the general convention again for three years. The minority report recommended that the present injunction beginning "Wilt thou obey him and serve him?" be changed to "Wilt thou love him, comfort htm, honor and keep him in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, keep thee only unto him so long as ye shall live." The minority report suggested also the omission of the words, "And with all my worldly goods I thee endow," in the service. An argument advanced was that the expression "endow" is a relic of old Eng. Ush law and is founded on exact aaturial principles." It also was proposed to expunge the expression, "as Isaao and Rebecca lived faithfully together," and merely say, "living faithfully together." Many regard the reference to those biblical personages as out of date, others declare that there is no reason why Isaac and his wife should be regarded as models when there were many other husbands and wives equally faithful. Both the majority and the minority reports were presented to the house by the Rev.

Edward L. Par-song of Berkeley, Cal. Matters of changes were suggested in the ma jority report. Among them were the shortening of the Ten Commandments as read in the communion service; the elimination of a specific prayer for Jews and Turks, it being argued that the present prayer for Jews and Turks in connection with infidels is disrespectful and inaccurate, "because it is clear Mohammedans is meant instead of Turks." A proposal substituting the word "condemnation" for "damnation" in the epistle for the fourth Sunday after Epiphany was contained in the report The present version follows: "Whosoever therefore reslsteth the ordinance of God, and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation." i It was argued that the word is offensive to some communicants of the church. ANOTHER PROPOSAL.

Another proposal would adopt the expression, "the divine liturgy," instead of the present "the order of the holy communion." The elimination of every possible alternative in the prayer book was urged by the Rev. Irving P. Johnson of Faribault, bishop-elect of Colorado. He said that this is necessary "for those Ignorant of our service." Establishment of a pension system for Protestant Episcopal clergymen seems assured, the Rt Rev. William Lawrence, bishop of Massachusetts, announced at a Joint session of the two houses of the convention.

Bishop Lawrence, who is leading a church campaign to raise 85,000,000 as a reserve for a pension system for the clergy, presented the report of the trustees of the fund. He said two-thirds of this amount had been given in cash or in pledges of unquestioned validity. The bishop added that he believed that every clergyman retiring after March 1, 1917, would be assured of a pension, and that the widows and orphans of the clergy would benefit from the fund. The proposed pension is $600 a year each clergyman, the present average salary of the minister being estimated at 81200 a year. The bishop said that the plan lifts the whole subject of "providing for aged and disabled ministers of the gospel, their widows and orphans, out of the sphere of doles, to the sphere of self-respect through payments as svstematlo and well earned as salaries." HYMNAL REPORT.

The report of the commission on hymnal, submitted today, proposed a revision of the church hymnal, the revised book to contain 669 hymns instead of 679 as In the book now in use. The report says that some of the hymns in the present book are unnecessary and recommends the elimination of more than 200 that seldom are used. The addition of 126 new hymns, most of them by American authors, is recommended. It is proposed that hymns be inserted for missions, national days, brotherhoods and social service. It also is recommended that the "amen" be omitted at the conclusion of all hymns except those directly of prayer or praise, and that in hymns the word "Jesus" be substituted for Rll the old form "Jesu." The House of Bishops today adopted a resolution for the appointment of a commission of four bishops, four clergymen and four laymen to conduct a propaganda for parochial missions snd for the training of men for social service work.

AFRICA. The House of Deputies voted for the appointment of a commission of three bishops, three clergymen and three laymen to consider the Chris-tlanlxatlon of Africa. The deputies voted to adjourn finally October 28. This resolution Is subject to approval by the Hoitss of Bishops. "How widespread the Interest Is in the movement" said the report, 'Is shown by the faet that the contributions are both large and small and from all classes.

The smallest contribution, 10 rents, was from a young girl of Bridgeport, Ct, and the largest amounts were two pledgee of 8260,000 each. Several contributions of $28,000 have been received, one from a prominent layman of another faith. The sum of 810.006 wae received from a non- believer, who amid he was not Interested ta tfia church, but that lis Validity of Group Development Thought Upheld. Attorneys for California De-fendants Study Opinion. by a.

p. NionT wnm SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 16. That the decision handed down at St Paul last Saturday by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the validity of "oil claims of the Ohio Oil Company in the Wyoming fields may prevent the government from prevailing In the suits now being heard In San Francisco to oust California claimants affected by the Taft withdrawal order of September 27, 1909,, was the contention today of attorneys for the oil men at today's court session here. They also asked Judge Robert S. Bean for a delay in the presentation of briefs to enable them to get the full text of the St.

Paul opinion. They were told they would have plenty of time. The St Paul decision was regarded as of special significance in the California withdrawal cases in that It is said to uphold the validity of group development and holds that the defendants need not actually to have been drilling for oil at the time of the withdrawal if they were working in good faith toward that end. The suits at trial, known as the Brookshire cases, are the first of the California suits In which the theory of group development has been advanced as a defense. Argument In the cases began today.

Frank Hall, Special Assistant Attorney General, argued that group development must follow the discovery of oil and stated that the Brook shire claims were located by "dummy locators." Theodore Martin, opening for the defense, argued that the Pickett act made discovery unnecessary for group development Otherwise, he said, there was no necessity for the Pickett act which, he said, was remedial legislation. LEE'S SUIT FAILS AGAINST THE TRONA, (by a p. night wran.) SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 16. A damage suit for 8302,000 filed by Henry Lee, a San Francisco attorney, against the American Xrona Company, the California Trona Company, the Foreign Mines Development Company, and the Burns Detective Agency charging false imprisonment of the plaintiff, was thrown out of court here today.

The suit harks back to the arrest of Lee in Los Angeles several years ago in the, fight for potash claims in San Bernardino county. MAGNESITE DIRECTOR IS SUED BY HIS SON. (by a p. night wran. SAN FRANCISCO.

Oct 16. Hugh E. Stock, a director of the General Magneslte Company of California, was sued for 8100,000 today by his son, Joseph E. Stock and James J. Cummings, who allege that Stock, slandered their title to magnesite holdings when he filed a suit against them last week.

Stock, and Cummings are officers of the Western Magneslte Company with headquarters In Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties. STATE INQUIRY TNTO UNKNOWN RAISIN PEST (by a p. night wnm SACRAMENTO, Oct 16. In response to reports of an unknown disease affecting a number of raisin grape vineyards in the vicinity of Dlnuba, Visalia, Exeter and Parlier, the State Board of Viticulture! Com missioners is about to conduct a thor ough investigation with the assistance of the viticulture! and tbe plant pathological departments of the State university. DIVORCE CALLED OFF BY UNUSUAL MALADY.

by a p. night wmni OAKLAND, Oct 16. A. Mattes, suffering from "gas bacillus," a disease of the European trenches and known in his case for the first time In this country, la being nursed at a local hospital by his wife, who left the Reno divorce colony at his entreaty. Mrs.

Mattes had lived five of the six months necessary for seouilng a divorce in Reno, She says a complete reconciliation has been effected. GIANT'S ACCIDENT JUDGMENT UPHELD. (by a p. nioht wma SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 16.

The United States Circuit Court of Appeals today refused a rehearing in the case of P. R. Sheaff of Falrview, against the Pacific Power Company, and Sheaff will now collect a Judgment of 816,000 from that corporation awarded him by the lower cenrts. Sheaff. a physical giant vras an employee of the power company In 1912.

end while performing his work came in contact with wire carrying 60,000 volts of electricity. He lived, despite the fact that 1700 volts Is said to be fatal The current passing throngn Ms bodv Is said to have burned a hole In his right shoulder, taken several feet of skin from his back end burned the flesh from his feet He Is now said to be physically unlit for any character of work. "LABOR TEMPLE- BURNED. fT A P. NIOHT A-vrrroRAGE (Alaska) Oct 16.

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